February 14, 2024 • 20 mins
Valentine's Day often conjures images of candlelit dinners and heart-shaped boxes, but what if we switched gears to celebrate a different kind of love? Join me as we unfold the layers of self-love and inner child work, finding joy in the embrace of our own company. This heartwarming journey is not just about self-preservation; it's about paying homage to our intrinsic worth and setting up boundaries as a testament to the respect we owe ourselves. Whether you've felt the sting of familial complexities or grappled with the echoes of an immigrant upbringing, this episode promises a compassionate look at how we can transmute these experiences into stepping stones for personal growth and healthier relationships.
As we turn the page to the chapter of our inner child, we invite you to rediscover the spark of spontaneity and curiosity that life tends to bury under its responsibilities. Let's reclaim the joy and wonder of our younger selves, using playfulness as a tool for healing and self-discovery. This isn't your run-of-the-mill Valentine's narrative; it's an invitation to a community of support and shared happiness, where the celebration of self is just as important as the love we extend to others. Together, we'll navigate the path to unconditional self-love, making this Valentine's Day an unforgettable milestone in our collective journey toward emotional wellness and connection.
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Harkaren (00:03):
Hello everyone and welcome to Balance Baby, the
podcast designed to help youconsistently show up as the best
version of yourself.
My name is Harkaren and I'll beyour host.
I'll be here every week sharingstories and teaching you
techniques to prioritize theonly thing we have any control
(00:25):
over in this world Ourselves.
Today is Valentine's Day, soit's only natural for us to talk
about love.
I'm such a sucker for love.
I love to give love and receivelove.
I love the feeling of being inlove.
But since I'm single, romanticlove the kind that's often
(00:50):
associated with Valentine's Dayis currently non-existent in my
life.
But before you start feelingsorry for me, I love where I'm
at.
I'm alone, but I'm not lonely.
Even after all these years, Ican still remember how terrible
it felt to be lonely in an emptyrelationship.
(01:12):
I'd much rather be here thanthere.
I'm truly so thankful to nolonger be in that situation and,
regardless of not havingromantic love in my life, I'm
surrounded by love and I feel itall around me, from my family,
from my friends, from theuniverse and, most importantly,
(01:34):
from myself Self.
Love is the foundation of ahealthy and fulfilling life.
It's about accepting andvaluing yourself for who you are
, embracing your strengths andweaknesses and treating yourself
with kindness and compassion,you become your own best friend,
who's always there for you,cheering you on and lifting you
(01:56):
up when you're down.
You recognize your worth andknow that you deserve happiness
and fulfillment just as much asanyone else.
When you practice self love,you prioritize your own
well-being and take care ofyourself in the same way you
would care for a loved one.
You pay attention to yourphysical health by nourishing
(02:20):
your body with nutritious food,getting enough rest and engaging
in activities that make youfeel good.
But self love goes beyond justtaking care of your physical
needs.
It's not about having a cutelittle self care day once a
month.
It's about nurturing youremotional and mental well-being,
learning to your inner voicewith kindness and understanding,
(02:44):
acknowledging your feelings andallowing yourself to experience
them without judgment.
Self love means settingboundaries and saying no to
things that don't serve you ordon't align with your values.
It's about recognizing yourworth and not settling for
anything less than you deservein relationships, in work and in
(03:09):
other areas of your life.
Practicing self-love doesn'tmean you're selfish.
It allows you to show up as thebest version of yourself, ready
to share your light and lovewith those around you.
When you love yourselfunconditionally, you become more
(03:29):
resilient in the face ofchallenges and better equipped
to handle whatever life throwsyour way.
So always, but today especially, take a moment to appreciate
yourself for who you are flawsand all.
Treat yourself with the samekindness and compassion you
would offer your friends andwatch as your relationship with
(03:52):
yourself grows into the mostmeaningful relationship ever.
Relationships serve asreflections of ourselves.
The qualities and beliefs wehold about relationships tend to
attract similar qualities inthe people around us, whether
they're coworkers, friends,partners or family members.
(04:13):
The aspects we dislike inothers are often either traits
we possess but dislike inourselves, or beliefs we hold
about the world.
It's unlikely that we wouldattract or maintain these
relationships if they didn'tsomehow resonate with our own
experiences and perspectives.
(04:33):
So it's up to us to use ourrelationships to grow into the
best and most authentic versionsof ourselves.
Many times we attract peopleinto our lives who challenge us
by triggering our unhealedwounds.
Sometimes, in these situations,we try to change the other
(04:54):
person in order for us to behappy, or we judge and blame
others rather than owning that.
These feelings are coming upbecause of our own limiting
beliefs.
Every aspect of life involvesrelationships.
Our connections with objects orfood, and especially with other
(05:15):
people, reflect ourrelationship with ourselves.
How we perceive ourselves isheavily influenced by the way we
were treated by adults duringour childhood.
The reactions we received thenoften shape how we treat
ourselves now, both positivelyand negatively.
(05:35):
This ties in to what we learnedin episode 1 about a
substantial part of oursubconscious beliefs being
formed before the age of 7.
Consider the way you talk toyourself.
Is it similar to the languageyou heard growing up?
If you have issues with yourself-worth, you probably didn't
(05:57):
grow up being praised by yourparents.
But this isn't about blamingour parents.
We need to recognize that theypassed down what they themselves
knew, for better or for worse.
Research indicates that oursignificant relationships often
mirror the dynamics we had withour parents.
Until we resolve and heal thoseinitial relationships, we might
(06:22):
find it challenging to createthe fulfilling connections we
desire.
For example, if someone grew upwith a parent who was
emotionally distant oremotionally unavailable, in
their childhood they might havefelt neglected and had to adapt
to the parent's inconsistentpresence.
As they enter adultrelationships, they might find
(06:45):
themselves drawn to partners whoalso struggle with emotional
intimacy or have difficultyexpressing their feelings.
The patterns and dynamics welearned in our early
relationships shape ourexpectations and behaviors in
future relationships.
The person might unconsciouslyseek out relationships that
(07:06):
mirror the emotional dynamicsthey experienced with their
parent, even if they want deeperconnections and intimacy.
Myself and many other childrenof immigrant parents grew up
with complex family dynamics.
Most of us have siblings, so wenever got specialized
(07:26):
one-on-one attention.
Many of us never heard thewords I love you.
As children, our parents neverheard those words from their
parents and so on.
But we were also too young tounderstand that most of our
parents show love through actsof service or gifts, not words
of affirmation.
(07:47):
But they weren't informedenough to explain this to us in
a loving way.
In the Punjabi community,alcoholism is a huge issue
affecting the majority offamilies in one way or another.
If you have a dad who is analcoholic, it causes so much
instability in your home.
(08:08):
You grow up feeling unsafe, notnecessarily physically,
although that is the case insome circumstances, but you're
unsafe emotionally.
You don't know what you'recoming home to each day.
You might have witnessed a lotof arguing and at times that
anger may have gotten displacedtowards you Kids who grew up in
(08:29):
these environments often havelow self-esteem, suffer from
depression and anxiety.
When they witness thedestructive behavior of the
parent who is struggling with anaddiction, it can leave them
with emotional scars.
They can begin to internalizefeelings of guilt, shame and
inadequacy.
(08:50):
They might blame themselves fortheir parent's addiction and
they feel powerless to changethe situation.
This causes them to be floodedwith emotions that they're too
young to understand and process.
This is too much for any childto take on, and this is exactly
how we end up with a woundedinner child.
(09:14):
I would say that the mostsignificant healing that I've
done involved inner child work,and it's healing that I avoided
for a long time, mostly becauseI didn't understand it, but also
I think there was a part of methat didn't want to acknowledge
that my inner child existed.
I just wanted to be an adult,figuring things out logically,
(09:38):
but we all have an inner childand most of us have a wounded
inner child.
At some point during ourchildhood.
We were abandoned, neglected orshamed, whether that was
intentionally or unintentionally.
Inner child wounds are thoseemotional hurts and traumas that
(09:59):
we carry with us from childhood.
They can run deep and affectnearly every aspect of our lives
, influencing how we seeourselves, how we interact with
others and even the choices wemake.
Healing from these wounds takestime and patience because
they've been with us for so long.
(10:19):
It's like untangling a knot.
It won't happen overnight, butwith consistent effort it can be
done.
In my own journey, I'verealized that healing these
wounds requires a lot ofrepetition and consistency.
We have to show up forourselves consistently, day
(10:40):
after day, even when it feelshard or uncomfortable.
I highly recommend working witha therapist for inner child
healing if you're able to.
The healing can be prettyintense and a lot can come up,
so it's nice to have someonethere to help you make sense of
things.
But this podcast is intended tohelp guide you on your journey
(11:01):
to your best self.
So, as always, I'll be sharingsome inspired action steps you
can start implementing today.
At one of my therapy sessions afew years ago, my therapist and
I were working on healinglimiting subconscious beliefs.
Even though my logicalconscious mind knew that I was
(11:22):
safe and my needs were met,these old wounds still lingered
beneath the surface, influencingmy thoughts and behaviors.
My therapist had sent me a linkto a guided inner child healing
meditation on YouTube.
It was powerful.
During the meditation, Istarted sobbing uncontrollably.
(11:44):
It was such a release ofemotions years of built-up, pain
, sadness and frustration.
Afterwards I went back to thevideo and read the comments and
crying was the most commonresponse to the meditation.
It was the result of validatingour feelings, allowing our self
(12:05):
to be acknowledged andreleasing the emotions we had
harbored for so long.
If you're curious and want totry this meditation for yourself
, send me a DM on Instagram atbalancebabypodcast and I'll
share the YouTube link with you.
And while you're there, ofcourse, be sure to hit follow.
(12:26):
Besides trying guided innerchild healing meditation, an
important technique to implementinto your life is learning how
to reparent yourself.
You're going to have to learnhow to be a loving parent to
yourself.
This works best.
If you can find a picture ofyourself to reference.
Try to find one from whenyou're somewhere between 5 and 7
(12:50):
years old.
It gives you a visualrepresentation of how young and
innocent you were.
Keep it somewhere where you'llsee it frequently, maybe even
set it as your phone background.
Look at it often and see howthere's no possible way that you
could have deserved any of thenegativity you faced, how you
(13:13):
were deserving of love, nomatter what Giving yourself is
giving yourself the things thatyou didn't get as a child.
If you've never connected withyour inner child before, then
you'll need to start by creatinga dialogue and learning how to
tune in to that inner voice.
Begin building a relationshipwhere you can trust yourself,
(13:38):
where you feel validated andunderstood.
It means that you stop peoplepleasing and learn to set
boundaries, to prioritize yourown needs.
You did not cause your own painor trauma, but you are
responsible for healing it andpreventing it from spreading to
(13:58):
future generations.
Both of the techniques I justdiscussed bring up a lot of
heavy emotions.
I promise you will make itthrough the discomfort and it'll
be so worth it when you do.
Releasing those emotions.
And releasing those emotions isnecessary for our growth.
But once we get past that, Ialways prefer to work with
(14:21):
lighter, higher vibrationalenergy.
So this next suggestion is mypersonal favorite Make time for
play.
Make a list of some of thethings that you used to love to
do when you were a kid and thenstart doing them.
I used to love to play on themonkey bars and the swings and
(14:43):
would hula hoop all recess long.
I loved to blow bubbles andwatch Barney.
Actually, the other day I wasdriving and the I Love you song
from Barney started randomlyplaying in my head.
You know the one it goes I loveyou, you love me, we're a happy
family.
(15:04):
No, you don't remember.
Okay, anyways, I used to loveto play Nintendo games and Sonic
on Sega.
I loved doing crafts andreading mystery novels.
I loved riding my bike andmaking Rice Krispy Squares.
I remember going to theScholastic Book Fair, reading
(15:25):
Goosebumps, watching Are youAfraid of the Dark.
The list goes on and on and on.
Engaging in these activities asan adult will cause feelings of
nostalgia and joy, giving you afun and rewarding way to
connect with your inner child.
And the final technique is onewe will dive deeper into in
(15:47):
future episodes, but it's atechnique that helps us bridge
self-love with inner childhealing.
It is the power of recitingpositive affirmations.
This affirmation is taken fromLouis Hayes' book you Can Heal
your Life.
It goes like this In theinfinity of life, where I am all
(16:11):
is perfect, whole and complete,I live in harmony and balance
with everyone I know.
Deep at the center of my beingthere is an infinite well of
love.
I now allow this love to flowto the surface.
It fills my heart, my body, mymind, my consciousness, my very
(16:35):
being, and radiates out of me inall directions and returns to
me multiplied.
The more love I use and give,the more I have to give.
The supply is endless.
The use of love makes me feelgood.
It is an expression of my innerjoy.
(16:57):
I love myself, therefore.
I take loving care of my body.
I lovingly feed it nourishingfoods and beverages.
I lovingly groom it and dressit, and my body lovingly
responds to me with vibranthealth and energy.
I love myself, therefore.
I provide myself a comfortablehome, one that fills all my
(17:20):
needs and is a pleasure to be in.
I fill the rooms with thevibration of love so that all
who enter, including myself,will feel this love and be
nourished by it.
I love myself, therefore.
I work at a job I truly enjoydoing, one that uses my creative
(17:41):
talents and abilities, workingwith and for people I love and
who love me, and earning a goodincome.
I love myself, therefore.
I behave and think in a lovingway to all people, for I know
that which I give out returns tome multiplied.
(18:01):
I only attract loving people inmy world, for they are a mirror
of what I am.
I love myself.
Therefore, I forgive andtotally release the past and all
past experiences, and I am free.
I love myself.
Therefore, I live totally inthe now, experiencing each
(18:25):
moment as good and knowing thatmy future is bright and joyous
and secure, for I am a belovedchild of the universe and the
universe lovingly takes care ofme now and forever.
All is well in my world.
Thank you so much for tuning into my seventh episode.
(18:50):
Inner Child Work is a powerfultool for healing emotional
wounds, fostering self-love andpromoting personal growth.
When we heal our inner childwounds, we bring love and
connection into all of ourrelationships.
We begin rediscovering feelingsof joy and spontaneity, we
(19:12):
relearn how to laugh freely, howto play and how to approach
life with curiosity.
No matter how old you get, youshould always aim to be young at
heart, always stay connectedwith your inner child, be
lighthearted, be silly, giggleoften.
Last but not least, happyValentine's Day.
(19:35):
Celebrate the unique personthat you are, meet yourself with
kindness and appreciation andshow yourself unconditional love
.
Together here we're creating acommunity of beautiful souls,
ready to uplift each other,ready to experience all the joy
that this life has to offer us.
(19:57):
And don't forget life is allabout balance, baby.
Hello everyone and welcome to Balance Baby, the
podcast designed to help youconsistently show up as the best
version of yourself.
My name is Harkaren and I'll beyour host.
I'll be here every week sharingstories and teaching you
techniques to prioritize theonly thing we have any control
(00:25):
over in this world Ourselves.
Today is Valentine's Day, soit's only natural for us to talk
about love.
I'm such a sucker for love.
I love to give love and receivelove.
I love the feeling of being inlove.
But since I'm single, romanticlove the kind that's often
(00:50):
associated with Valentine's Dayis currently non-existent in my
life.
But before you start feelingsorry for me, I love where I'm
at.
I'm alone, but I'm not lonely.
Even after all these years, Ican still remember how terrible
it felt to be lonely in an emptyrelationship.
(01:12):
I'd much rather be here thanthere.
I'm truly so thankful to nolonger be in that situation and,
regardless of not havingromantic love in my life, I'm
surrounded by love and I feel itall around me, from my family,
from my friends, from theuniverse and, most importantly,
(01:34):
from myself Self.
Love is the foundation of ahealthy and fulfilling life.
It's about accepting andvaluing yourself for who you are
, embracing your strengths andweaknesses and treating yourself
with kindness and compassion,you become your own best friend,
who's always there for you,cheering you on and lifting you
(01:56):
up when you're down.
You recognize your worth andknow that you deserve happiness
and fulfillment just as much asanyone else.
When you practice self love,you prioritize your own
well-being and take care ofyourself in the same way you
would care for a loved one.
You pay attention to yourphysical health by nourishing
(02:20):
your body with nutritious food,getting enough rest and engaging
in activities that make youfeel good.
But self love goes beyond justtaking care of your physical
needs.
It's not about having a cutelittle self care day once a
month.
It's about nurturing youremotional and mental well-being,
learning to your inner voicewith kindness and understanding,
(02:44):
acknowledging your feelings andallowing yourself to experience
them without judgment.
Self love means settingboundaries and saying no to
things that don't serve you ordon't align with your values.
It's about recognizing yourworth and not settling for
anything less than you deservein relationships, in work and in
(03:09):
other areas of your life.
Practicing self-love doesn'tmean you're selfish.
It allows you to show up as thebest version of yourself, ready
to share your light and lovewith those around you.
When you love yourselfunconditionally, you become more
(03:29):
resilient in the face ofchallenges and better equipped
to handle whatever life throwsyour way.
So always, but today especially, take a moment to appreciate
yourself for who you are flawsand all.
Treat yourself with the samekindness and compassion you
would offer your friends andwatch as your relationship with
(03:52):
yourself grows into the mostmeaningful relationship ever.
Relationships serve asreflections of ourselves.
The qualities and beliefs wehold about relationships tend to
attract similar qualities inthe people around us, whether
they're coworkers, friends,partners or family members.
(04:13):
The aspects we dislike inothers are often either traits
we possess but dislike inourselves, or beliefs we hold
about the world.
It's unlikely that we wouldattract or maintain these
relationships if they didn'tsomehow resonate with our own
experiences and perspectives.
(04:33):
So it's up to us to use ourrelationships to grow into the
best and most authentic versionsof ourselves.
Many times we attract peopleinto our lives who challenge us
by triggering our unhealedwounds.
Sometimes, in these situations,we try to change the other
(04:54):
person in order for us to behappy, or we judge and blame
others rather than owning that.
These feelings are coming upbecause of our own limiting
beliefs.
Every aspect of life involvesrelationships.
Our connections with objects orfood, and especially with other
(05:15):
people, reflect ourrelationship with ourselves.
How we perceive ourselves isheavily influenced by the way we
were treated by adults duringour childhood.
The reactions we received thenoften shape how we treat
ourselves now, both positivelyand negatively.
(05:35):
This ties in to what we learnedin episode 1 about a
substantial part of oursubconscious beliefs being
formed before the age of 7.
Consider the way you talk toyourself.
Is it similar to the languageyou heard growing up?
If you have issues with yourself-worth, you probably didn't
(05:57):
grow up being praised by yourparents.
But this isn't about blamingour parents.
We need to recognize that theypassed down what they themselves
knew, for better or for worse.
Research indicates that oursignificant relationships often
mirror the dynamics we had withour parents.
Until we resolve and heal thoseinitial relationships, we might
(06:22):
find it challenging to createthe fulfilling connections we
desire.
For example, if someone grew upwith a parent who was
emotionally distant oremotionally unavailable, in
their childhood they might havefelt neglected and had to adapt
to the parent's inconsistentpresence.
As they enter adultrelationships, they might find
(06:45):
themselves drawn to partners whoalso struggle with emotional
intimacy or have difficultyexpressing their feelings.
The patterns and dynamics welearned in our early
relationships shape ourexpectations and behaviors in
future relationships.
The person might unconsciouslyseek out relationships that
(07:06):
mirror the emotional dynamicsthey experienced with their
parent, even if they want deeperconnections and intimacy.
Myself and many other childrenof immigrant parents grew up
with complex family dynamics.
Most of us have siblings, so wenever got specialized
(07:26):
one-on-one attention.
Many of us never heard thewords I love you.
As children, our parents neverheard those words from their
parents and so on.
But we were also too young tounderstand that most of our
parents show love through actsof service or gifts, not words
of affirmation.
(07:47):
But they weren't informedenough to explain this to us in
a loving way.
In the Punjabi community,alcoholism is a huge issue
affecting the majority offamilies in one way or another.
If you have a dad who is analcoholic, it causes so much
instability in your home.
(08:08):
You grow up feeling unsafe, notnecessarily physically,
although that is the case insome circumstances, but you're
unsafe emotionally.
You don't know what you'recoming home to each day.
You might have witnessed a lotof arguing and at times that
anger may have gotten displacedtowards you Kids who grew up in
(08:29):
these environments often havelow self-esteem, suffer from
depression and anxiety.
When they witness thedestructive behavior of the
parent who is struggling with anaddiction, it can leave them
with emotional scars.
They can begin to internalizefeelings of guilt, shame and
inadequacy.
(08:50):
They might blame themselves fortheir parent's addiction and
they feel powerless to changethe situation.
This causes them to be floodedwith emotions that they're too
young to understand and process.
This is too much for any childto take on, and this is exactly
how we end up with a woundedinner child.
(09:14):
I would say that the mostsignificant healing that I've
done involved inner child work,and it's healing that I avoided
for a long time, mostly becauseI didn't understand it, but also
I think there was a part of methat didn't want to acknowledge
that my inner child existed.
I just wanted to be an adult,figuring things out logically,
(09:38):
but we all have an inner childand most of us have a wounded
inner child.
At some point during ourchildhood.
We were abandoned, neglected orshamed, whether that was
intentionally or unintentionally.
Inner child wounds are thoseemotional hurts and traumas that
(09:59):
we carry with us from childhood.
They can run deep and affectnearly every aspect of our lives
, influencing how we seeourselves, how we interact with
others and even the choices wemake.
Healing from these wounds takestime and patience because
they've been with us for so long.
(10:19):
It's like untangling a knot.
It won't happen overnight, butwith consistent effort it can be
done.
In my own journey, I'verealized that healing these
wounds requires a lot ofrepetition and consistency.
We have to show up forourselves consistently, day
(10:40):
after day, even when it feelshard or uncomfortable.
I highly recommend working witha therapist for inner child
healing if you're able to.
The healing can be prettyintense and a lot can come up,
so it's nice to have someonethere to help you make sense of
things.
But this podcast is intended tohelp guide you on your journey
(11:01):
to your best self.
So, as always, I'll be sharingsome inspired action steps you
can start implementing today.
At one of my therapy sessions afew years ago, my therapist and
I were working on healinglimiting subconscious beliefs.
Even though my logicalconscious mind knew that I was
(11:22):
safe and my needs were met,these old wounds still lingered
beneath the surface, influencingmy thoughts and behaviors.
My therapist had sent me a linkto a guided inner child healing
meditation on YouTube.
It was powerful.
During the meditation, Istarted sobbing uncontrollably.
(11:44):
It was such a release ofemotions years of built-up, pain
, sadness and frustration.
Afterwards I went back to thevideo and read the comments and
crying was the most commonresponse to the meditation.
It was the result of validatingour feelings, allowing our self
(12:05):
to be acknowledged andreleasing the emotions we had
harbored for so long.
If you're curious and want totry this meditation for yourself
, send me a DM on Instagram atbalancebabypodcast and I'll
share the YouTube link with you.
And while you're there, ofcourse, be sure to hit follow.
(12:26):
Besides trying guided innerchild healing meditation, an
important technique to implementinto your life is learning how
to reparent yourself.
You're going to have to learnhow to be a loving parent to
yourself.
This works best.
If you can find a picture ofyourself to reference.
Try to find one from whenyou're somewhere between 5 and 7
(12:50):
years old.
It gives you a visualrepresentation of how young and
innocent you were.
Keep it somewhere where you'llsee it frequently, maybe even
set it as your phone background.
Look at it often and see howthere's no possible way that you
could have deserved any of thenegativity you faced, how you
(13:13):
were deserving of love, nomatter what Giving yourself is
giving yourself the things thatyou didn't get as a child.
If you've never connected withyour inner child before, then
you'll need to start by creatinga dialogue and learning how to
tune in to that inner voice.
Begin building a relationshipwhere you can trust yourself,
(13:38):
where you feel validated andunderstood.
It means that you stop peoplepleasing and learn to set
boundaries, to prioritize yourown needs.
You did not cause your own painor trauma, but you are
responsible for healing it andpreventing it from spreading to
(13:58):
future generations.
Both of the techniques I justdiscussed bring up a lot of
heavy emotions.
I promise you will make itthrough the discomfort and it'll
be so worth it when you do.
Releasing those emotions.
And releasing those emotions isnecessary for our growth.
But once we get past that, Ialways prefer to work with
(14:21):
lighter, higher vibrationalenergy.
So this next suggestion is mypersonal favorite Make time for
play.
Make a list of some of thethings that you used to love to
do when you were a kid and thenstart doing them.
I used to love to play on themonkey bars and the swings and
(14:43):
would hula hoop all recess long.
I loved to blow bubbles andwatch Barney.
Actually, the other day I wasdriving and the I Love you song
from Barney started randomlyplaying in my head.
You know the one it goes I loveyou, you love me, we're a happy
family.
(15:04):
No, you don't remember.
Okay, anyways, I used to loveto play Nintendo games and Sonic
on Sega.
I loved doing crafts andreading mystery novels.
I loved riding my bike andmaking Rice Krispy Squares.
I remember going to theScholastic Book Fair, reading
(15:25):
Goosebumps, watching Are youAfraid of the Dark.
The list goes on and on and on.
Engaging in these activities asan adult will cause feelings of
nostalgia and joy, giving you afun and rewarding way to
connect with your inner child.
And the final technique is onewe will dive deeper into in
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future episodes, but it's atechnique that helps us bridge
self-love with inner childhealing.
It is the power of recitingpositive affirmations.
This affirmation is taken fromLouis Hayes' book you Can Heal
your Life.
It goes like this In theinfinity of life, where I am all
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is perfect, whole and complete,I live in harmony and balance
with everyone I know.
Deep at the center of my beingthere is an infinite well of
love.
I now allow this love to flowto the surface.
It fills my heart, my body, mymind, my consciousness, my very
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being, and radiates out of me inall directions and returns to
me multiplied.
The more love I use and give,the more I have to give.
The supply is endless.
The use of love makes me feelgood.
It is an expression of my innerjoy.
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I love myself, therefore.
I take loving care of my body.
I lovingly feed it nourishingfoods and beverages.
I lovingly groom it and dressit, and my body lovingly
responds to me with vibranthealth and energy.
I love myself, therefore.
I provide myself a comfortablehome, one that fills all my
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needs and is a pleasure to be in.
I fill the rooms with thevibration of love so that all
who enter, including myself,will feel this love and be
nourished by it.
I love myself, therefore.
I work at a job I truly enjoydoing, one that uses my creative
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talents and abilities, workingwith and for people I love and
who love me, and earning a goodincome.
I love myself, therefore.
I behave and think in a lovingway to all people, for I know
that which I give out returns tome multiplied.
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I only attract loving people inmy world, for they are a mirror
of what I am.
I love myself.
Therefore, I forgive andtotally release the past and all
past experiences, and I am free.
I love myself.
Therefore, I live totally inthe now, experiencing each
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moment as good and knowing thatmy future is bright and joyous
and secure, for I am a belovedchild of the universe and the
universe lovingly takes care ofme now and forever.
All is well in my world.
Thank you so much for tuning into my seventh episode.
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Inner Child Work is a powerfultool for healing emotional
wounds, fostering self-love andpromoting personal growth.
When we heal our inner childwounds, we bring love and
connection into all of ourrelationships.
We begin rediscovering feelingsof joy and spontaneity, we
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relearn how to laugh freely, howto play and how to approach
life with curiosity.
No matter how old you get, youshould always aim to be young at
heart, always stay connectedwith your inner child, be
lighthearted, be silly, giggleoften.
Last but not least, happyValentine's Day.
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Celebrate the unique personthat you are, meet yourself with
kindness and appreciation andshow yourself unconditional love
.
Together here we're creating acommunity of beautiful souls,
ready to uplift each other,ready to experience all the joy
that this life has to offer us.
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And don't forget life is allabout balance, baby.
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